Society
Law is a calling and a public institution, not just a technical craft
If the legal profession is to reassess itself in the light of AI, it should move towards a clearer articulation of its public role
Building a lasting culture of giving in Singapore
To support individuals and communities in need, we must all play an active role – whether through organisations or as individuals
China’s population shrinks again as policies fail to reverse decline
For the fourth year in a row, the country reports more deaths than births in 2025 as its birth rate plunges to a record low
Holding the line between people and algorithms
Efficiency alone is not progress; technology must augment our humanity – not erode it
Santa Claus is still a woman
There is something particularly stubborn about gender roles at Christmas
Rare woman yakuza on path to redemption in Japan
A MISSING fingertip offers a clue to Mako Nishimura’s criminal past as one of Japan’s few women yakuza. But after clawing her way out of the underworld, she now spends her days helping other retired g...
Building the next chapter of scientific competitiveness
Singapore must make the shift from measuring progress in research outputs or startup numbers to judging success by how science improves lives
Jaded young Chinese reset lives with rural ‘retirement’
[DALI, China] Wang Dong hasn’t worked for months and doesn’t plan to, whiling away his days at a lakeside town as one of a growing number of young Chinese “retiring” in the countryside.